Hawaii colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Hawaii colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $5,021 for Hawaii residents and $16,380 for out-of-state students.

For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $14,366 for Hawaii residents and $23,623 for out-of-state students.

Mauna Loa Helicopters has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $98,000 and Brigham Young University-Hawaii has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,630 among Hawaii colleges. For graduate programs, University of Hawaii at Manoa has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $34,550 and World Medicine Institute has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $11,840 among Hawaii colleges.

You can narrow Hawaii colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Hawaii colleges in 2025 is $23,573 for state residents and $34,931 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Hawaii colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$5,021$16,380$14,366$23,623
Books & Supplies$1,281$1,281
Room & Board$13,033$13,033
Other Expenses$4,237$4,237
COA$23,573$34,931$32,917$42,174

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Hawaii colleges is $5,021 for state residents and $16,380 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Hawaii colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Hawaii colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$4,800$220$15,345$264
2021-2022$4,800$220$15,473$264
2022-2023$4,800$221$15,381$299
2023-2024$4,800$221$15,740$292
2024-2025$4,800$221$16,072$308
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Hawaii colleges in 2025 is $14,366 for state residents and $23,623 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Hawaii colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Hawaii colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$13,668$698$21,791$649
2021-2022$13,668$698$22,291$649
2022-2023$13,668$698$22,030$649
2023-2024$13,668$698$22,542$649
2024-2025$13,668$698$22,974$648

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Hawaii colleges in 2025 is $385 for state residents and $603 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $761 for state residents and $990 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Hawaii colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$342$575 $708$937
2021-2022$347$580 $708$937
2022-2023$346$577 $715$943
2023-2024$360$591 $722$950
2024-2025$385$603 $761$990

Hawaii colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Hawaii colleges in 2025 is $17,270 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $24,214 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Hawaii colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Hawaii colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $11,302$3,779 $14,023$4,372
2021-2022 $11,241$3,801 $14,292$4,609
2022-2023 $11,151$3,601 $14,456$4,559
2023-2024 $11,808$3,948 $14,946$4,750
2024-2025 $13,033$4,237 $18,230$5,983